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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Taft Union High administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,064
High
DISTRICT 575 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAFT UNION HIGH·NCES 063873006511
Taft Union High
701 Wildcat Way, Taft, CA 93268 · (661) 763-2300 · Kern County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,064 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of California public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
871 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 302 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 255 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 245 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 262 | 25% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
51.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.7pp since 2014
Math
11.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 19 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.6% | 33.0% | 28.0% | 20.3% |
| Math | 3.0% | 8.1% | 23.7% | 65.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.7% | 11.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.2% | 14.6% |
| 2022-23 | 33.5% | 7.4% |
| 2021-22 | 38.9% | 8.7% |
| 2020-21 | 47.6% | 9.1% |
| 2018-19 | 33.5% | 14.3% |
| 2017-18 | 41.0% | 16.2% |
| 2016-17 | 48.3% | 13.5% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 11.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Taft Union High
Taft Union High's state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taft Union High this school | 1,064 | 81.9% | 30.9% |
| Verdugo Hills Senior High Tujunga | 1,195 | 83.7% | 49.8% |
| Orland High Orland | 725 | 78.1% | 28.2% |
| Lower Lake High Lower Lake | 966 | 75.8% | 17.1% |
| Corning Union High Corning | 974 | 82.4% | 27.1% |
| Chowchilla Union High Chowchilla | 1,017 | 81.1% | 30.6% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Taft Union High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #767 of 1,052 | #19 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #940 of 1,056 ▼ 164 | #25 of 34 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #671 of 1,056 ▲ 77 | #21 of 34 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.6pp | #241 of 1,044 | #7 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,064 | #741 of 2,093 | #25 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #317 of 1,352 | #8 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.4% | #691 of 1,351 | #17 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.9% | #557 of 1,575 | #23 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.5% | #112 of 327 | #10 of 22 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,064
+41 (+4%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 861
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 19.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,064 | 58.1 | 18.3:1 | 82% (871) |
| 2023-24 | 1,045 | 56.9 | 18.4:1 | 81% (850) |
| 2022-23 | 1,102 | 56.3 | 19.6:1 | 59% (655) |
| 2020-21 | 1,023 | 52 | 19.7:1 | 80% (816) |
| 2017-18 | 954 | 65.8 | 14.5:1 | 62% (590) |
| 2015-16 | 980 | 61 | 16.1:1 | 59% (580) |
| 2010-11 | 935 | N/A | N/A | 48% (453) |
| 2000-01 | 894 | 54 | 16.6:1 | 39% (345) |
| 1990-91 | 861 | 44 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taft Union High.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (954 to 1,064); teachers down 12% (65.8 to 58.1).
About Taft Union High
Taft Union High serves students in Taft, California, as a mid-sized high school. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 1,064 students on the rolls. Across high schools in California, the average enrollment is about 838.
Taft Union High is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
At Taft Union High, 62% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 35% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 49%.
Staffing at Taft Union High comes to 58.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.3:1. The average for high schools in California is about 18.2:1. On the income side, 82% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Taft Union High holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 38% of California public high schools.
Taft Union High sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 30.9% and a predicted 31.6%.
Looking at the county, Kern County, the median household earns about $70,210 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Kern County has 279 public schools with about 197,431 students, including Taft Union High.
The closest school to Taft Union High is Roosevelt Elementary, located about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Its average proficiency rate of 30.9% is below the 32.8% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place Taft Union High in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 1,023 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 1,064 by 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 19.7:1 to 18.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Taft Union High, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Taft
- Lincoln Junior HighMiddle · 748 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 520 students
- Parkview ElementaryElementary · 328 students
- Conley ElementaryElementary · 306 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 271 students
- Taft PrimaryElementary · 231 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt Elementary0.2 mi · 520
- Lincoln Junior High0.2 mi · 748
- Buena Vista High (Continuation)0.3 mi · 85
- Taft Primary0.4 mi · 231
- Jefferson Elementary0.6 mi · 271
- Parkview Elementary0.9 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Taft Union HighHow large is Taft Union High?
Taft Union High enrolls approximately 1,064 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Taft Union High serve?
Taft Union High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Taft Union High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Taft Union High is approximately 18.3:1 (58 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Taft Union High?
Student demographics at Taft Union High are roughly 35% White, 62% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Taft Union High in?
Taft Union High is part of Taft Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.